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Sightings
Witness reports, held as-reported. Each entry keeps its source, its coordinates where the record has them, and its place in the larger pattern.
7,220 entries
June 6, 1960 · 12:00 PM · FIREBALL
Cape Canaveral, FL
It was as if a huge ball of light zoomed down from the sky and just disappeared before my eyes.
November 11, 1959 · 8:00 PM · SPHERE
Starke, FL
UFO OVER JACKSONVILLE
April 1, 1959 · 1:00 AM · SPHERE
Miami, FL
1959 childhood encounter with a spherical, faceted object, that had landed in my back yard in Miami.
July 29, 1957 · 11:00 AM · FIREBALL
UnexplainedOldsmar, FL
Oldsmar, Florida. 11:45 a.m. Witness: E.E. Henkins. One pale yellow fireball glided into the water and exploded. Viewed for 1 minute.
June 15, 1955 · 9:00 PM · FIREBALL
Daytona Beach, FL
Three fireballs moved slowly along the beach, then suddenly accelerated and flew straight up into the night sky and disappeared.
June 6, 1955 · 1:00 AM · LIGHT
Pensacola, FL
orange fireball .
May 15, 1955 · 3:00 AM · FIREBALL
Warrington, FL
fireball into pensacola bay
January 26, 1955 · 6:00 PM
UnexplainedLakeland, FL
Lakeland, Florida. 6:15 p.m. Witness: J.M. Holland. A black smoke trail made a circle. There was an explosion and some objects fell. No further information in file. Feb.l, 1955; 20 miles east of Cochise, New Mexico. 7:55 p.m. Witnesses: Instructor Capt. D.F. Ritzdorf, aviation cadet F.W. Miller in TB-25 bomber/trainer. One red and white ball hovered off the left wing of the TB-25 for 5 minutes, then made a very fast climb. Total time of sighting was 8 minutes.
June 22, 1954 · 9:00 PM
UnexplainedMiami Beach, FL
Miami Beach, Florida. 9 p.m. Witnesses: U.S. Marine Corps Maj. E. Buchser and Maj. J.V. Wilkins. One meteor- like object descended, stopped, and became extremely bright. Sighting lasted 7 minutes.
August 1, 1952 · 9:30 PM · OVAL
Tampa, FL
Triangulation radar fix (USAF, civil, Navy). I ordered intercept by SAC B-29. B-29 tracked object. Central fire control system locked
July 18, 1952 · 9:00 PM · LIGHT
UnexplainedPatrick AFB, FL
Patrick AFB, Florida. 9:45 p.m. Witnesses: three USAF officers and four enlisted men. Over an hour period, a series of hovering and maneuvering red-orange lights were observed moving in a variety of directions.
July 18, 1952 · 11:00 AM
UnexplainedMiami, FL
Miami, Florida. 11 a.m. Witnesses: E. R. Raymer and daughter. One opaque, silvery bubble flew very fast at a right-angle to the wind direction for 10 seconds.
July 15, 1952 · 10:00 PM
UnexplainedWest Palm Beach, FL
West Palm Beach, Florida. 10:10 p.m. Witnesses: J. Antoneff and two other persons. One discus-shaped object, grayish, except when hovering, when it appeared muddy. Hovered over Palm Beach International Airport, then followed an SA-l6 twin-engined amphibian and flew away after 40-60 seconds.
June 30, 1952 · 9:00 PM · DISK
Miami, FL
No one is able to believe
June 15, 1952 · 9:00 PM · TRIANGLE
Jacksonville, FL
extremely fast triangle shape object with one light on rear comes to a sudden stop, then seems to shoot out of sight
April 5, 1952 · 9:00 PM · CIRCLE
UnexplainedMiami, FL
Miami, Florida. 9:15 p.m. Witnesses: L.E. VanDercar and 9 year old son. Four dark circular objects with mostly fuzzy edges, crossed face of Moon; each was half the apparent diameter of Moon. 2:59 p.m. Witness: H.L. Russell.
June 15, 1950 · 8:00 PM · DISK
Bonifay (Near), FL
The objects were discs, white, and I estimate were moving around 100 mph in a southerly direction.
January 27, 1949 · 10:00 PM · CIGAR
UnexplainedCortez-Bradenton, FL
Cortez-Bradenton, Florida. 10:20 p.m. Witnesses: Capt. Sames, acting chief of the Aircraft Branch, Eglin AFB, and Mrs. Sames. They watched for 25 minutes while a cigar-shaped object as long as two Pullman cars and having seven lighted square windows and throwing sparks, descended and then climbed with a bouncing motion at an estimated 400 m.p.h.
April 15, 1947 · 2:00 PM · OTHER
Miami (North Of), FL
A GLOWING METALLIC OBJECT OF HUGE SIZE OVER THE ATLANTIC HEADING NORTH, BEFORE ROSWELL.
June 1, 1945 · 1:30 PM · FIREBALL
Jasper, FL
I belived it would be to our best Intrest to check this out .